I rounded out 2010 with a series of columns on the hazards of conveyors (“Analyzing Conveyor Designs for Safety,” Machine Design, Sept. 23, 2010, tinyurl.com ...

Response to machinery incidents isn’t new. For centuries, people have used tools and equipment to execute certain tasks. After the wheel was invented in ancient Mesopotamia, there was a chance that ...

If it can be said that conveyor belts have defining qualities, perhaps their most defining is that they move in one direction. Well, not all conveyor belts. This omnidirectional conveyor belt is built ...